At JAMMA's 1992 Amusement Machine Show in Japan, held during 27–19 August 1992,^[18] Namco debuted a racing game called Sim Drive^[18][19] for the Namco System 22 arcade system board.^[19] It was a sequel to Eunos Roadster Driving Simulator, a Mazda MX-5 driving simulation arcade game that Namco developed with Mazda and released in 1990.^[20] Its 3D polygon graphics stood out for its use of Gouraud shading and texture mapping.^[21] After a location test at the show,^[19] where it was previewed by the November 1992 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly,^[18]Sim Drive had a limited Japanese release in December 1992, but did not get a mass-market release.^[19] It served as a prototype for Ridge Racer.^[19]

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